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The case itself really wasn't inherently racial. The same fact pattern could have involved two white people or two black people. It became racial when black activists ignored the facts of the case and went looking for an excuse to scream, "We are still being persecuted! Our problems are Whitey's fault."
The end result is that now the black community is showcasing its racial hatred and cultural values by defending a would-be murderer in Trayvon Martin.
What constitutes a would-be murderer in your world? A kid who took a swing at a guy that played cat and mouse with him that absolutely refused to identify himself because the loaded gun he was carrying gave him a sense of arrogant authority? Really, how do you determine a would-be murderer? His clothing? His cell phone provider? His choice of beverage?
In this instance the guy on the prowl carrying the loaded gun was the would-be murderer before he shot Trayvon Martin.
Again, you're reading into something that is not there. I said it before yet you are choosing not to believe it. Thus, I don't think there's much else I can say to you.
There's no reading into something. It's there, in your OWN WORDS. You can't say A -> B, then say that you didn't say anything about how A & B happened. Your words say that you believe GZ did something non-criminal, and then TM attacked him.
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What crime was Zimmerman committing if you are trying to claim Martin was justified in attacking Zimmerman
You can't say A -> B, then say that you didn't say anything about how A & B happened. Your words say that you believe GZ did something non-criminal, and then TM attacked him.
Martin was attacking Zimmerman. That was proven in court. The rest of your speculation to the intent of my words is just that - speculation. I have told you that again and again. At any point will you realize that I understand the intent of my own words better than you?
I had to laugh at the faux outrage expressed by Trayvonistas over the 'Precious' thing.
It's possible that some people thought she was being compared to "Precious" the stripper/prostitute who was one of the villains (or just an insane person) at the very center of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Hoax. For those who don't remember, for racial reasons, a prosecutor and a police department tried to convict innocent white men for a non-existent rape. DNA evidence taken from "Precious's" insides suggested that she had semen from several men inside of her--none of whom were the defendants (but consistent with her profession). The prosecution and the police then tried to hide this evidence from the defense.
I actually thought that that's what people meant when they compared her to Precious, which I would agree is offensive since Jaentel really doesn't deserve that and isn't a villain (even if she were used by the prosecution to try to railroad an innocent man into jail). It was only later on this forum that I learned it was a reference to a character in a recent movie and not the stripper/prostitute from the Duke case.
As an African-American male that's nearly six and a half feet tall, this verdict unsettles me. It basically says it's legal to kill me if my stature and color are perceived by someone to be threatening.
Don't repeatedly punch someone in the face and slam the back of their head into concrete and you should be fine. Why can't you all understand that Z pulled the trigger in self defense while being battered? Battery is a potentially lethal CRIME.
It was just a right handed shot to the left side of the body as they faced each other.
He didn't aim, he just shot and the body is the largest target.
he most certainly DID aim!
he went into all kinds of explanations to the police about making sure his hand/arm were out of the way of the bullet trajectory.
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